December

U of T researchers find clues about COVID-19 virus immunity News@UofT “New findings from Temerty Faculty of Medicine researchers may help explain why SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – can cause more …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19: How many will stay on the fence? Ottawa Citizen “… senior scientist in clinical epidemiology at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. A severe allergic reaction occurred on Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska, […]

U of S researchers working on device that removes COVID-19 virus from air CBC.ca “The U of S team, which consists of engineers as well as personnel from VIDO-Intervac, have designed the system in a […]

Canada’s mass COVID-19 vaccination rollout expands CTV News “… Health Network should reach 1,500, according to Dr. Bradly Wouters, the executive vice-president of science and research at the hospital network.” TAGS: COVID-19, vaccination rollout, public […]

Binge drinking hits worrying levels during COVID: CAMH Toronto Sun “… under 18 have had it toughest during COVID, according to the the sixth and final Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) survey for […]

Dal Health professor receives Research Canada’s 2020 leadership advocacy award Dal News “Research Canada states that recognition of Canadian health research comes from the dedicated and tireless efforts of health research advocates who …” TAGS: Leadership in […]

First doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Canada tonight CBC.ca “Dr. Kevin Smith, president and CEO of the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, said he expects doses of the vaccine to arrive at […]

COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in Ottawa starting Tuesday CTV Edmonton “Premier Doug Ford announced the Ottawa Hospital and the University Health Network in Toronto will administer the first doses to health care workers …” […]

Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine CBC.ca “Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, said 249,000 doses of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine will be on hand by year’s end — shots …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

Comorbidities, seeking palliative care might affect whether patients die by medically assisted death … Yahoo News Canada “The researchers obtained data about the patients through the Nova Scotia Health Authority MAiD Care Coordination Office, which […]